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Dale Smith appointed as new Reeve for M.D. of Greenview
With Dale Gervais stepping down as Reeve of the M.D. of Greenview, councillor Dale Smith has been appointed to the role.Smith has served as the councillor for Ward 5-New Fish Creek since 2013 and has ...
May 16, 2019 Photo: M.D. of Greenview
Crepeau emerging as a confident presence in goal for Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau doesn't want to be labelled a leader. Instead, he wants his teammates to see him as "a brother on the field" who'll fight for them and have their backs. C...
May 16, 2019
Comedian Tim Conway of 'The Carol Burnett Show' dies at 85
LOS ANGELES - Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spong...
May 16, 2019
Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections
JERUSALEM - Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has cancelled dozens of accounts engaged in spread...
May 16, 2019
Toronto mayor turns heads with flamboyant Raptors-themed jacket
Toronto Mayor John Tory has often worn his love of the Raptors on his sleeve. He did that again, and this time literally, during Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference final between Toronto and Mil...
May 16, 2019
Canmore sets new parking restrictions to restrict overnight vehicle residency
A scenic community in the Alberta Rockies is toughening its parking restrictions for people who have taken up semi-permanent residency in their vehicles.Town council in Canmore, west of Calgary, recen...
May 16, 2019
Create new coast-to-coast energy corridor to get pipelines built: Scheer
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canada needs a coast-to-coast energy corridor where it would be easy to build pipelines and power lines. In a speech laying out his economic vision bef...
May 16, 2019
2019 Memorial Cup: A look at each of the four teams at this year's tournament
HALIFAX - It's down to the final four. A season that began with 60 eligible teams spread across nine provinces and four states competing for the Canadian Hockey League's biggest prize is down to ...
May 16, 2019
Fire advisory lifted in the County of Grande Prairie
The fire advisory in the County of Grande Prairie has been lifted thanks to the rain that has both fallen and is expected in the next few days. The advisory has also been lifted in the towns of Beaver...
May 16, 2019
NTSB: Autopilot was in use before Tesla hit semitrailer
DETROIT - A Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida March 1 was operating on the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined. The ca...
May 16, 2019